Foundations Aiming To Improve Children’s Health [GrantWatch]
SOURCE: Health Affairs current issue - Read entire story here.
Month: May 2015
The Fall: Aligning The Best Care With Standards Of Care At The End Of Life [Narrative Matters]
When her mother is hurt, a health care executive finds that the standardized care she championed isn’t always appropriate. SOURCE:...
If Rollbacks Go Forward, Up To 14 Million Children Could Become Ineligible For Public Or Subsidized Coverage By 2019 [Web First]
In spring 2015 Congress passed legislation to extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) through the end of...
Millions Of Americans May Be Eligible For Marketplace Coverage Outside Open Enrollment As A Result Of Qualifying Life Events [Web First]
Federal regulations establish special enrollment periods—times outside of open enrollment periods—during which people may enroll in or change their health...
Where Do Physicians Train? Investigating Public And Private Institutional Pipelines [Health Professions]
Where a physician is educated—in a public or a private institution—affects his or her practice choices, including the likelihood of...
Risky Business: New York City’s Experience With Fear-Based Public Health Campaigns [Public Health Campaigns]
Fear-based public health campaigns have been the subject of an intense moral and empirical debate. We examined how New York...
Geographic Variation In Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations In France [Global Health & Disparities]
Potentially avoidable hospitalizations are studied as an indirect measure of access to primary care. Understanding the determinants of these hospitalizations...
Despite Resources From The ACA, Most States Do Little To Help Addiction Treatment Programs Implement Health Care Reform [Behavioral Health]
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) dramatically expands health insurance for addiction treatment and provides unprecedented opportunities for service growth and...
Nursing Home 5-Star Rating System Exacerbates Disparities In Quality, By Payer Source [Value & Quality]
Market-based reforms in health care, such as public reporting of quality, may inadvertently exacerbate disparities. We examined how the Centers...
Most Routine Laboratory Testing Of Pediatric Psychiatric Patients In The Emergency Department Is Not Medically Necessary [Value & Quality]
We examined the patient characteristics and hospital charges associated with routine medical clearance laboratory screening tests in 1,082 children younger...
Comparative Effectiveness And Cost-Effectiveness Analyses Frequently Agree On Value [Value & Quality]
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, known as PCORI, was established by Congress as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
